1971 Davis Cup

The 1971 Davis Cup was the 60th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 50 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 9 in the Eastern Zone.

Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Romania and Czechoslovakia won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia, Romania defeated India, and Romania defeated Brazil in the final. Romania then fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States on 8-11 October.

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

1st Round 8-10 May

Semifinals May

Final 4-6 June

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

5

South Korea

0

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Canada

2

Canada

bye

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

New Zealand

2

bye

Caribbean/West Indies

Kingston, Jamaica

Caribbean/West Indies

1

New Zealand

4

bye

New Zealand

South America draw

1st Round 19 March-6 April

Semifinals 9-18 April

Final 22-24 April

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazil

5

Bolivia

0

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Brazil

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Venezuela

1

Santiago, Chile

Brazil

3

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Chile

2

Uruguay

0

Argentina

5

Santiago, Chile

Argentina

1

Bogotá, Colombia

Chile

4

Chile

3

Colombia

2

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Mexico 2	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 17 July - 19 July 1971 clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Lara Tomas Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo José Edison Mandarino 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 1   3 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo / Vicente Zarazua Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Marcelo Lara José Edison Mandarino 4 6 3 6 7 9       5 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo Tomas Koch 5 7 6 4 9 7 4 6 7 9

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

1st Round 27-29 March

Semifinals 2-5 April

Final 23-25 April

Hong Kong

Australia

5

Hong Kong

0

Jakarta, Indonesia

Australia

3

Indonesia

2

Indonesia

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Australia

2

Japan

3

bye

Philippines

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

1

Japan

4

bye

Japan

Zone B Draw

	1st Round 30 March-4 April					Final
	Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
		India	4
		Ceylon	0
							India	w/o
Lahore, Pakistan						Pakistan
		Malaysia	0
		Pakistan	5

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan 2	Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 15 May - 17 May 1971 Clay, Outdoor		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Toshiro Sakai Jaidip Mukerjea 0 6 0 6 4 6       2 Keishiro Yanagi Premjit Lall 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 2     3 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 9 7 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 8   4 Toshiro Sakai Premjit Lall 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Keishiro Yanagi Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 6 3 6 0

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

First round 28 April-8 May

Quarterfinals 14-16 May

Semifinals 10-14 June

Final 16-18 July

West Germany

Augsburg, West Germany

bye

West Germany

4

Austria

1

Austria

Munich, West Germany

bye

West Germany

4

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Budapest, Hungary

Poland

0

Hungary

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Monaco

1

West Germany

0

Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)

Romania

5

Israel

4

Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)

Norway

1

Israel

0

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

5

Romania

5

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Netherlands

0

Romania

4

Perugia, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Italy

5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Bulgaria

0

Italy

2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Great Britain

0

Yugoslavia

3

Zone A Final

Romania 5	Bucharest, Romania 16 July - 18 July 1971 clay		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Ţiriac Christian Kuhnke 6 2 3 6 6 2 7 5     2 Ilie Năstase Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 8 6 6 4 6 4       4 Ilie Năstase Christian Kuhnke 6 0 6 4 6 4       5 Petre Marmureanu Wilhelm Bungert 6 1 7 5 6 1

Zone B draw

First round 30 April-9 May

Quarterfinals 13-16 May

Semifinals 11-13 June

Final 16-18 July

Spain

Basel, Switzerland

bye

Spain

4

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

Barcelona, Spain

bye

Spain

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

France

1

Sweden

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

France

3

Helsinki, Finland

Finland

0

Finland

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Ireland

0

Spain

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Egypt

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Portugal

0

Portugal

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Turkey

1

Czechoslovakia

4

Athens, Greece

Soviet Union

1

Greece

1

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

3

Belgium

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Soviet Union

4

Denmark

0

Soviet Union

5

Zone B Final

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia 16 July - 18 July 1971 clay		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 František Pala Manuel Orantes 6 2 4 6 2 6 5 6     2 Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert 6 3 4 6 9 7 7 5     3 Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 4 6 9 11 4 6       4 František Pala Juan Gisbert 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Jan Kodeš Manuel Orantes 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 4

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	1st Round 1-3 August					Final 21-23 August
	New Delhi, India
	EAS	India	1
	EUR-A	Romania	4			São Paulo, Brazil
						EUR-A	Romania	3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)					AME	Brazil	2
	EUR-B	Czechoslovakia	1
	AME	Brazil	4

First round

India 1	New Delhi, India 1 August - 3 August 1971		Romania 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Ilie Năstase 3 6 3 6 4 6       2 Premjit Lall Ion Ţiriac 14 12 6 3 9 7       3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac 3 6 8 6 6 8 1 6     4 Jaidip Mukerjea Ion Ţiriac 6 3 5 7 3 6     retired   5 Premjit Lall Ilie Năstase 3 6 10 8 1 6 1 6

Brazil 4	Porto Alegre, Brazil 1 August - 3 August 1971 clay		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 4 6 4       2 Tomas Koch František Pala 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 8 6 6 2 6 4       4 Carlos Kirmayr František Pala 1 6 6 2 6 4 2 6 4 6   5 Luis Felipe Tavares Vladimir Zednik 9 7 5 7 4 6 4 5     retired

Final

Brazil 2	São Paulo, Brazil 21 August - 23 August 1971		Romania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Ilie Năstase 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Tomas Koch Ion Ţiriac 4 6 6 4 6 3 9 7     3 Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac 1 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4   4 Tomas Koch Ilie Năstase 4 6 0 6 6 8       5 José Edison Mandarino Ion Ţiriac 0 6 2 6 4 6

Challenge Round

United States 3	Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 8 October - 11 October 1971 clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 7 5 6 3 6 1       2 Frank Froehling Ion Ţiriac 3 6 1 6 6 1 6 3 8 6   3 Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac 5 7 4 6 6 8       4 Stan Smith Ion Ţiriac 8 6 6 3 6 0       5 Frank Froehling Ilie Năstase 3 6 1 6 6 1 4 6

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